February 2013 Blog Posts (17)

How would you use $100,000 to shape and build the future of Los Angeles? My LA2050 challenges you to dream of the most impactful and innovative ways to tackle Los Angeles’ biggest challenges. They are confident that with your help, they will shape the LA story anew – and build the LA2050 of…

On Thursday, February 28 at 8:30 a.m., Oliver Chin returns to his 'hood. He'ssss sssssharing his newest book in a ssssseries of children's ssssstories, The Year of the Snake. Sssstarring Ssssuzie and Lily, Chin's beautifully illustrated…

The Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce quarterly mixer will introduce and reacquaint local businesses this Thursday. Bon Vivant Market & Cafe in Atwater Village will host the event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring business cards and a BRIEF introduction. Expect fun, friendship and new contacts for increased profits. See me for a serious Silver Lake Star sponsorship package…

L.A. City election is coming March 5th. This election is important for communities that comprise Council District 13 including Silver Lake, Echo Park, Atwater Village and Hollywood. We will end up with a new person to represent us at City Hall and City Council decisions effect every aspect of our neighborhoods, from public safety to infrastructure, traffic, jobs and much more.

Tragedies like the Sandy Hook shooting strike, and the country turns its attention to mental illness. But this is a conversation that needs to go deeper and last longer. KPCC journalists want Southern California community members to lead the conversation.

I met Karen Numme the way many Silver Lakers have met her over the years, through the Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce. She dedicated many years as a board member and the liaison from the SLCC to the Silver Lake Improvement Association. And now, she is also a member of SLIA.

February 7th was a very interesting evening at Williams Hall on the historic Barlow Hospital campus in Echo Park. Los Angeles City Council Districts 1 and 13 fall within Echo Park's borders, and the 10 candidates sat at the front of the room in anticipation of the upcoming March 5, 2013 election, taking turns telling the audience of at least 80 what they will do for the community, if elected.

Echo Park area residents had submitted questions to the candidates. Among the issues…

As we started putting together the Silver Lake Star, the online community to serve the offline community of Silver Lake, we imagined a banner that would convey Silver Lake past and present. A look that would envelop the area's rich history and…

John Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team Needs Your Help! By Joanna Erdos

Congratulations to the John Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team for winning 2nd Place in the LAUSD competition held January 26 and February 2, 2013, at Roybal High School. Hundreds of decathletes representing 58 high school teams in the district competed in a two-day contest consisting of written tests in Art,…

Make your voice heard by attending the Candidate Forum for L.A. City Council Districts 1 &13. The Los Angeles City Council decisions directly affect this community's parks, infrastructure, and the allocation of the budget.

The borders of Echo Park contain two council districts, Council District 1 and Council…

The rest of the story - New Bike Rail Installed on Glendale-Hyperion Bridge

We featured this story a month ago and the blog post received nearly 500 views. As an update, here's a link to show how the sister cities program helped inspire this solution. And how this bike rail is inspiring other simple fixes throughout L.A. Click on: …

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